St. Paul daily globe., 1887-06-15
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE

= IRESlbENI1AL PhEEESENCE CE
AS will be seen by the returns pub
lished in another column, the GLOBES
> presidential canvass has resulted in the
nomination of GROVER CLEVELAND, of
+ New York, for president, and WILLIAM
F. Villas, of Wisconsin, for vice presi-
dent, on the Democratic ticket, and
3 JAMES q. BLAINE, of Maine, and ROB-
ERT LINCOLN, of Illinois, as the candi-
dates on the Republican ticket. In
taking this straw vote to determine the
sentiment of the Northwest respecting
presidential candidates, the GLOBE has
been careful to obtain an expression
from the leading men of both parties.
In order that the expression thus OBJ
tanned might have special value as an
index to the standing of the Northwest
ern states and territories in the national
conventions to be held neX5 year, the
GLOBE has consulted the editors of
political papers, the chairmen of state
and county committees and the poll
ticianS of both parties who are known
in each community to be the most active
in moulding political opinion and in
manipulating local conventions. BY
pursuing this course we believe that we
have not only secured fair expression
of opinion, but also an accurate state
ment which will serve as basis to form
an estimate of how the votes of Mime
sofa, Iowa, Wisconsin, Dakota and
Montana will be cast in both the Demo-
cratic and Republican conventions next
year.
1t will be observed that the Demo-
cratic sentiment OF the Northwest is
practically unanimous in favor of the
re-nomin !; on OF Mr.. CLEVELAND.
While Mr.. BLAINE is in the lead on the
Republican side, he only secures his
nomination by a. scratch, as the COM
bined field is almost even with him.
Mr.. SHERMAN is fairly close second,
and there is a heavy scattering vote
without any positive indication where it
will drop on the wind-up. Mr.. ALLISON
has a local following, without much
evidence OF positive strength. But the
general result is an assurance that Mr..
BLAINE is the favorite of the Republi-
cans OF the Northwest, for the chances
are that when it comes to pinch the
scattering vote outside of Mr.. SHER-
MANS strength. will flock to the man
from Maine.
The vote on vice presidential candi-
dates is more interesting study than
that for the head of the ticket. 1t is
not surprising that Mr.. Villas should
lead on the Democratic side, for, in adj
dition to his personal popularity and
Well-merited prominence as a states
man, there is an element of sectional
pride and feeling aroused in his behalf.
He is a thorough and splendid repre-
sentative of Northwestern Democracy,
whom the people of this section delight
to honor. And yet it is singular with
all these conditions in Mr.. Villas favor
that Mr.. CARLISLE should have pushed
him so close. Mr.. CARLISLE is person.
ally unknown to the masses of the peo-
pie i'll the Northwest. He is the resi-
dent of section against which there is
a prevailing prejudice when it comes to
selecting timber for a presidential
ticket. Notwithstanding all these ad-
verse circumstances, next to Villas he
stands as the choice of Northwestern
Democrats for the second place on the
national Democratic ticket. The only
way to conStrue this apparent political
anomaly is that the tariff views which
Mr.. CARLISLE stands as the exponent
of is in reality the tariff sentiment of
the Northwest. 1t is true that
Mr.. CARI.IsLE's conservatism and high
qualities of Statesmanshipa are calculated
to commend him to- the people of all
sections, butts far as the partiality
manifested for him as candidate for
vice president is concerned, it is fair to
construe it as an unequivocal indorse-
ment of tariff reform in which move
ment Mr.. CARLISLE. is now the recog-
niZed leader.
The preference expressed for Mr..
LINCOLN. fof. second place on the Repub-
lican ticket isa natural tribute from
Northwestern Republicans to the son of
his father. Being Northwestern man,
and the son of ABRAHAM LINCOLN,
are sufficient reasons to account
for RoBERT LINCoLN's popularity
in this section. 1t is worthy of
note, however, that Gen. HAwLEY
rolls up good vote, which in itself is
confirmation of what the GLOBE has
heretofore stated in regard to the exist
ing combination between SHERMAN and
HAwLEY. The HAwLEY vote is sub
StaHtially the SHERMAN vote.
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